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Sophie Calle was born into an intellectual and creative household in 1953 Paris, where she experienced an unconventional childhood. Her oncologist father, Robert Calle, was a renowned art collector and former director of the Nimes' Carré d'Art, a contemporary art museum.
- French
- October 9, 1953
- Paris, France
Sophie Calle. Sophie Calle (born 9 October 1953) [1] is a French writer, photographer, installation artist, and conceptual artist. [2] Calle's work is distinguished by its use of arbitrary sets of constraints, and evokes the French literary movement known as Oulipo. Her work frequently depicts human vulnerability, and examines identity and ...
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You can stop smiling.”. One of Calle’s most wide-ranging works is “ Prenez soin de vous ” (“Take care of yourself”), first shown at the Venice Biennale in 2007. The title is taken from ...
Nov 22, 2017 · 4L1T-22. 36 x 27.5 x 3.5 Cm. $ 370. The artist who skillfully combines texts and photographs also discreetly intrudes into the daily lives of individuals. Today, it would appear that Sophie Calle is a master in the art of surprising and of telling intimate stories. Discover Sophie Calle’s artistic journey in 10 anecdotes!
May 13, 2022 · Having haunted Orsay for decades, Sophie Calle's new exhibition, The Ghosts of Orsay, bends time and dissolves truth in its documentation of people and places. In 1978, lost in Paris and in search of her father’s approval, Sophie Calle pushed on the door of the old Gare d’Orsay, and found a haven of grand staircases, long corridors, lavish ...
Jul 5, 2018 · Calle’s own secrets hide in plain sight. So structured are the works where she seems to reveal her innermost feelings, they leave one in no doubt that she is a mistress of the editing suite ...
Oct 5, 2023 · Sophie Calle celebrates in her own way the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, taking over all four levels of the Hôtel Salé with a unique exhibition proposal. Divided in four sections corresponding to the museum’s four levels, À toi de faire, ma mignonne takes the opposite view from the many events of the Picasso Celebration 1973 ...
